November 11th is a Federal holiday, in which it has been called Veterans Day. Veterans Day shouldn't be the only day to be a proud American and to honor Veterans. We should be proud every day and honor these men and women every day. If you don't know the true history on how Veterans Day was founded, please read this from Wikipedia : Veterans Day

I have been very fortunate to have never lost anyone close to me during War time or even during 911. My thoughts and prayers go out to those loved ones lost during these emotional times. For many of you that know me, I am very passionate about our Country, who we are as a Nation, and for what we stand for. I have had the pleasure of serving in the US. Army for 2 years and I will never forget that part of my life. I was stationed at Ft. Stewart, Ga, from 1986 to 1988.

Over the years here on Active Rain, I have read many Verterans Day posts and I wanted to share some with you. Some share some very good stories and are very touching. Some of these posts are tributes to the men & women that have served, both past and present :

In our busy lives today, take at least 5 minutes and reflect, thanking those that served us, keeping us free and out of harms way. Thank a Veteran today... and if you know of any, please pass this post onto them.

If anyone has a post that is related to Veterans Day for today or anything to help our men & women overseas for the Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays, please supply the link in the comments below and I will add them in this post. Thanks

My Thoughts : In my humble opinion, so many of us say that we should thank those that have served our country on Veteran's Day and on Memorial Day. I say that we should thank a Veteran no matter what day it is, 365 days out of the year. There should be no shame in this. I thought this post by Pat Starnes is a great way to say thanks to those that have served. Please read : Salute our Veterans